● November 10 & 11
Schedule
Friday, November 10th
Registration opens at 3:30 PM with Breakout Sessions beginning at 4:30 PM
*All times displayed In Central Time
Please note the HHS approved sessions for 1.0 credit hours for Iowa licensed foster parents.
Breakout Sessions
- Working To Rebuild Broken Attachment and Establish Trust With Your Child | Room A
* Approved for 1.0 Credit Hour - FOR DADS ONLY: A Unique Conversation for Men | Room B
- The Joys, Highs and Lows On
Parenting As A Single Parent | Room D - God’s Plan For Adoption & Foster Care | Student Center
Dinner Break
Included in registration. Additional dinner tickets (Jersey Mikes) can be purchased at the registration table. Conference exhibitors will be available at their tables during the dinner period.
NOTE: The breakout session available during the dinner period.
Breakout Session
- Choosing To Thrive | Room B
* Approved for 1.0 Credit Hour
General Session
- Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
- Speaker & Artist Mark Schultz | Standing In The Gap
Saturday, November 11th
Doors open at 7:30 AM. Conference exhibitors will be available at their tables.
General Session
- Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
- Speaker & Artist George Dennehy | Not Abandoned
- Speaker Peter Mutabazi | How a Stranger Saw the Best In Me
Breakout Sessions
- How To Manage Disrespectful, Defiant, and Aggressive Behaviors | Room A
* Approved for 1.0 Credit Hour - How Does In Utero Drug and Alcohol Exposure Affect Behavior and Development | Room B
* Approved for 1.0 Credit Hour - From Surviving to Thriving | Room D
- Beauty In The Brokenness | Student Center
- Creating A Home That Celebrates Diversity | Mezz 2
- The Adoption Tax Credit Works | Room 1
Breakout Sessions
- For Those With Questions: An Open and Honest Conversation | Room B
- Holistic Alternatives for Mental Health | Room D
* Approved for 1.0 Credit Hour - Comforted in Brokenness to be a Comfort | Student Center
- Simplifying When Life Feels Overwhelming | Mezz 1
- How To Choose An Adoption Agency | Room 1
Lunch Break
Included in registration. Additional lunch tickets (Chick-Fil-A) can be purchased at the registration table. Conference exhibitors will be available at their tables during the lunch period.
NOTE: Five Breakout Sessions will be available during the lunch period.
Breakout Sessions
- Staying Connected: Making Your Marriage a Priority | Room B
- Self-Compassion: A Prerequisite to Self-Care | Room D
- Communicating Through Hard Emotions For The Parent/Child Relationship | Student Center
* Approved for 1.0 Credit Hour - Don’t Go At It Alone, We Need One Another | Mezz 1
- Trauma Informed Care | Mezz 2
* Approved for 1.0 Credit Hour
General Session
- Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
- Speaker Tori Hope Petersen | The Tale of an Unlikely Overcomer
Breakout Sessions
- Fighting For The Heart Of Your Family | Room A
- Infant Adoption: The Players In The Drama. The Experience – The Process – The Law | Room B
- Using Our Past As A Compass To Show Us What Turns to Take | Room D
- Q&A with a Former Foster Youth | Student Center
* Approved for 1.0 Credit Hour - Adoption Is God’s Redemptive Response To Brokenness | Mezz 1
- How The Church Can Recruit & Support Foster Care Families | Mezz 2
General Session
- Worship with The Craig Rigney Band
- Speaker Jason Johnson | ReFraming the Journey: Finding Strength When Things Are Hard
- Speaker Shaq Hardy | Beauty In Brokenness
